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Title: Social and Racial Correlates of Russian Roulette
Language: English
Authors: Stack, Steven, Wasserman, Ira
Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Aug 2008 38(4):436-441.
Availability: Guilford Press. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Tel: 800-365-7006; Tel: 212-431-9800; Fax: 212-966-6708; e-mail: info@guilford.com; Web site: http://www.guilford.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Suicide, Epidemiology, Racial Differences, Correlation, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, African Americans, Whites, Weapons, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Males, Marital Status
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.436
ISSN: 0363-0234
Abstract: The epidemiology of a neglected form of suicidal behavior, Russian roulette, is addressed. Also tested is an explanation of racial differences based on the opportunity theory of deviant behavior related to the availability of revolvers, necessary weapons with which to play Russian roulette. Data refer to 15 cases of Russian roulette found through a search of the medical examiner's suicide files (N = 1,412) and 75 matched controls who suicided by a gunshot to the head. The results support an opportunity perspective: 80% of the Russian roulette victims were African American compared to 30.7% of the controls. Further, among the controls, Blacks were three times more likely than Whites to use revolvers in suicides, a pattern indicating Blacks' greater access to revolvers. Russian roulette victims were entirely male, significantly younger, and less apt to be married than the control group.
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Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: EJ809494
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